Hard 2 Face Reality – English Lyrics

• By: Poo Bear, Justin Bieber, Jay Electronica
• Album: Bearthday

Lyrics & Translation

Learn modern conversational English through 'Hard 2 Face Reality.' The song’s slow, clear tempo and focus on interpersonal emotions make it perfect for studying idiomatic expressions about relationships and vulnerability.

[English]

sometime it's hard to face reality

Even Though You Might Get Mad At Me

Sometimes It's Hard To Face Reality

Shoulda been adjusted to my life

Had The Opportunity To Stay Away For The Last Time

Now you are standing right infront of me

It hurts me to know that I lied

Tried to protect your feelings

You read in between the lines

Hope you're steady healing

sometimes it's hard to face reality

even though you might get mad at me

sometimes it's hard to face reality

don't be afraid to stand alone

don't be afraid to stand outside your comfort zone

I know it's hard away from home

And it ain't easy all alone

Relationships over the phone

Talking to your significant other all night long

Sometimes it's hard to face reality

Even though you might get mad at me

sometimes it's hard to face reality

sometimes it's hard to face reality

love and death are quite similar, how they come and go like cat burglars

reality is kinda hard to face like actual facts is for flat earthers

rain's a requirement for flowers to grow and pain's a requirement for power to grow

It's a miracle how one can change from one what was just hours ago

such is life though it's just a cycle the bigger the picture and the smaller the picture

are exactly the same it's macro micro crack your atom and let your light glow

one day you could be the king of pop and the next one just be wacko Michael

it's human nature just like he told us let's face reality and crack the cycle

know it hurts to see the truth in your face

circumstances bring you down to your knees

go on and cry an ocean but don't drown in it

enough to put your heart at ease

don't lose your self esteem

I apologize for being a man

it's way harder than what it seems

sometimes its hard to face reality

even though you might get mad at me

sometimes it's hard to face reality

sometimes its hard to face reality

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reality /riˈæləti/ B1	noun - The state of things as they actually exist
opportunity /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/ B1	noun - A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something
protect /prəˈtekt/ A2	verb - To keep safe from harm or injury
comfort /ˈkʌmfət/ A2	noun - A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint
significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ B2	adjective - Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention
similar /ˈsɪmələ/ A2	adjective - Resembling without being identical
requirement /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ B2	noun - A thing that is needed or wanted
miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ B2	noun - A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws
cycle /ˈsaɪkl/ B1	noun - A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order
nature /ˈneɪtʃə/ A2	noun - The basic or inherent features of something
circumstances /ˈsɜːkəmstənsɪz/ B2	noun - Facts or conditions connected with or relevant to an event or action
esteem /ɪˈstiːm/ C1	noun - Respect and admiration
apologize /əˈpɒlədʒaɪz/ B1	verb - To express regret for something that one has done wrong
healing /ˈhiːlɪŋ/ B1	verb/noun - The process of becoming sound or healthy again
adjusted /əˈdʒʌstɪd/ B1	verb - Altered or moved slightly in order to achieve a desired fit or result

Key Grammar Structures

• Shoulda been adjusted to my life

  ➔ Modal perfect (should have + past participle)

  ➔ Used to express a regret or an expectation that didn't happen in the past: "shoulda" is a contraction of "should have".

• Had The Opportunity To Stay Away For The Last Time

  ➔ Past Perfect (implied subject "I had had")

  ➔ The "had" indicates a completed action before another point in the past.

• You read in between the lines

  ➔ Idiomatic phrasal verb usage

  ➔ To "read between the lines" means to infer a hidden meaning.

• Don't be afraid to stand alone

  ➔ Imperative (Negative)

  ➔ Used to give advice or command; formed with "do not (don't)" + base verb.

• Shoulda been adjusted to my life

  ➔ Passive Voice in a modal construction

  ➔ The structure "be + past participle" (be adjusted) signifies the subject is receiving the action.

• Hope you're steady healing

  ➔ Adverb modifying a participle

  ➔ "Steady" is used here as an adverb (or informal adjective-as-adverb) to describe the continuous progress of the action.

• Pain's a requirement for power to grow

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose

  ➔ "To grow" explains the purpose or the reason for the requirement of power.

• It's way harder than what it seems

  ➔ Comparative structure with an intensifier

  ➔ "Way" acts as an intensifier for the comparative "harder".